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Orchard was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He appeared as the flamboyant Duke of Montague, a cousin of Prince Edward, in the Cinderella film, The Slipper and the Rose (1976). He had a regular slot on Spike Milligan's The World of Beachcomber, a TV version of the "Beachcomber" pieces by J. B. Morton, appearing as the poet Roland Milk. His customary role was that of a gangling and effete – and sometimes effeminate – dandy. He played Snodgrass in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969, and appeared in several of the comedy Carry On films and the sex comedy Adventures of a Private Eye (1977).[3] He appeared on BBC television as the "Minister for the Arts" in the episode of The Goodies entitled "Culture for the Masses"; and as one of the "mechanicals" in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He played teacher Mr Oliver Pettigrew in the TV series Whack-O! in 1971 (the role having been created by Arthur Howard in 1956–60). He played Cornelius Button in the 1971 London Weekend Television children's serial Grasshopper Island as an eccentric grasshopper expert who had lived on Grasshopper Island for many years.

Known For

7.8

Driscoll

The London Connection

1979

6.4

Hospital Clerk

Revenge of the Pink Panther

1978

5.7

Various Characters

That's Carry On!

1977

6.0

. St.John

The Prince and the Pauper

1977

4.1

Police Cyclist

Adventures of a Private Eye

1977

3.8

Bishop

Keep It Up Downstairs

1976

6.9

Montague

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

6.0

Man in Tails

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1975

4.8

Producer

Man About the House

1974

6.3

Tom Hobbs

Bless This House

1972

Credits

The London Connection

as Driscoll

1979

7.8

Revenge of the Pink Panther

as Hospital Clerk

1978

6.4

That's Carry On!

as Various Characters

1977

5.7

The Prince and the Pauper

as . St.John

1977

6.0

Adventures of a Private Eye

as Police Cyclist

1977

4.1

Keep It Up Downstairs

as Bishop

1976

3.8

The Slipper and the Rose

as Montague

1976

6.9

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

as Man in Tails

1975

6.0

Man About the House

as Producer

1974

4.8

Bless This House

as Tom Hobbs

1972

6.3

Anoop and the Elephant

as Mr Skinner

1972

6.0

Carry On Henry

as Duc de Poncenay

1971

6.1

Cucumber Castle

as Julian the Lord Chamberlaine

1970

4.5

Perfect Friday

as Thompson

1970

6.3

The Goodies

1970

7.5

Futtocks End

as The Twit

1970

5.3

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

as Employer

1969

0.0

Pickwick

as Augustus Snodgrass

1969

0.0

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

as The Pharaoh (segment "The Egyptians")

1969

3.7

🎬

Ooh La La!

as Dardenboeut

1968

0.0

Carry On Doctor

as Fred

1967

6.5

Carry On Follow That Camel

as Doctor

1967

5.8

Cop-Out

as Policeman (uncredited)

1967

5.3

🎬

Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver

as His Lordship / Guards Officer

1964

0.0

Kill or Cure

as PC Lofthouse

1962

5.1

Crooks Anonymous

as 1st Jeweller

1962

6.1

Operation Stogie

as Major Soames

1962

2.0

Three on a Spree

as Walker

1961

6.0

The Great Van Robbery

as Brady

1959

4.0

Whack-O!

as Oliver Pettigrew

1956

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